
Trey Burke’s eight made field goals Burke was a dominant offensive force in this game and carried the team as other Michigan players struggled. Burke scored 27 points on just 11 shot attempts and while he scored nine points from the free throw line he was also efficient from the field. Burke thrived off the [...]

Photo: AnnArbor.com NCAA Basketball Under 60 possessions, woeful first half offense, lots of whistles and plenty of subpar shooting nights. Despite Michigan leading for most of the game, the Wolverines were never able to put Minnesota away. Minnesota hit just enough big shots to hang around in the game and had two chances to tie [...]

John Beilein noted that Michigan’s win over Minnesota reminded him of the Wolverines’ run down the stretch last season because the game came down to a handful of critical possessions in the closing minutes. Watch Beilein’s full press conference in the embedded media player below or find the complete transcript after the jump.

Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Stu Douglass met with the media to discuss Michigan’s 61-56 home victory over Minnesota. Watch the interviews in the embedded media players below: Hardaway and Douglass after the jump.

Basics Who: Minnesota (12-2) at No. 16 Michigan (11-2) Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI When: 4:00 p.m. ET, January 1st, 2012 TV: BTN Radio: MGoBlue, WWJ 950AM, WWWW 102.9 FM, More: Pick to Click Logic and reason tells us that Minnesota is supposed to crumble. The Gophers lost Trevor Mbakwe to knee surgery during [...]

Sorry they are a bit late. Both Joe and Josh were at the Gator Bowl which forces me to step in and write my first Five Key plays feature. Luckily there were plenty to choose from as Michigan made a number of clutch plays down the stretch. Matt Vogrich and Zack Novak star in four [...]